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iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus Sales Top Thirteen Million in Launch Weekend
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Why are you being such a tool? Enough already.
Say that when your iphone say `not enough storage' lol.
What!!!!! Did you read the article. The sales number of 13 million are those over the 3 day opening launch. Same as it was last year with the 6 and same as before. Btw, while China was not part of the iPhone 6 launch last year, cause it wasn't yet approved, this year is economic turmoil in China. Thus, this would impact sales there as well and probably won;t be anywhere near as great as what they could have been otherwise. At this point they don;t break down sales figures or growth by region so can't say where those 13MM phones were sold.
Now going back to the extra 6 days of pre-order, what difference does this make? Last year they sold out during pre-order. There is only a finite number avail, So pre-order could be 1 day or 1 month but if the supply designated for pre-order runs out then its immaterial. Apple had issues last year with the screens for the Plus. They probably got their ducks in a row and started production earlier and increased capacity for the pre-orders. They also wanted to make sure that phones were avail at store locations for walk-ins. Something that was an issue last year and other prior launches. They have had a lot of lost opportunity in prior launches with short supply compared to demand. Also to note is that during S years this isn't as much of an issue cause they have had engineering dialed in, since the body style is the same and have had over a year to work components in based on an existing design. Typically its a processor, camera and one other hardware feature. A big difference here is that this years phone has numerous component changes and they still managed to pull it off.
That's your opinion but I don't see anything malicious about what Apple is doing. These are the launch countries for the last 5 years with the exception of including both China and Honk Kong which is great for everyone involved since that eliminates the scalping and fights outside the Apple stores.
I feel the same way, would still be using the original iPhone if they would have just put more ram and a faster processor. Maybe a little bit thinner, and still support iOS 9.
Have to say Apple 5th Avenue had their act together early this morning. I swapped the iPad Mini 4 for something else and was amazed at the how quickly the iPhone reservation line was moving along. And they let people know "no Rose Gold" several times (at 7:00 a.m. no less.)
There was a short line outside, but I've never seen that kind of calm at this store so soon after an iPhone launch. I hope that continues for every product launch.
Not surprised these phones broke sales records.
There was a short line outside, but I've never seen that kind of calm at this store so soon after an iPhone launch. I hope that continues for every product launch.
Not surprised these phones broke sales records.
For opening weekend though... I expect 6S sales to be greater than 6 when all said and done, but for opening weekend this seems like a lot. Again, highlighting it is an "S" iteration.
You know, it's funny you say this because virtually every Samsung phone since the S3 is just a slight tweak to the last and people still buy those. Regardless, you've missed quite a few of the improvements including better vibration, stronger case alloy, stronger glass screen, Hey Siri functionality, etc.
The S iterations always outsell the previous year, there has never been a case that they didn't.
The ram has more to do with how many apps can stay open than speed. Going from 1 to 2 gigs of the same type of ram in the iPhone 6 will not give you speed gains.
Unless you are holding both phones to see the difference these "small tweaks" make you comments make no sense.
I have both phones in my hands and I can tell you the difference is dramatic and they didn't raise the price so where do you get the "extra $100-$200" from?
It's OK if you don't understand. A lot of people just want to spend money on things they want. It's their money. There is nothing wrong with that.
It's the same price as last year's 6/6+. It's not an extra $100-$200.
Why does it matter how long pre-orders were? It's not like if the pre-order window was a week less fewer people would've been able to buy the phone. Whether someone went online on the 12th to place an order or did it a week later they weren't getting the phone until the 25th as that's when the phones officially went on sale.
The latest Samsung phones have 4K video, 2K screens, 15nm chips, fast charging, wireless charging, and other upgrades The latest phones have been upgraded from plastic to glass, and you have the option of choosing a curved screen or the traditional screen, which are more useful features than 3D touch. I'm not a fan of Samsung phones, but it's hard to ignore the obvious.
The latest SONY phones have a 4K screen, two days of battery life, a metal/chrome design, waterproofing, and more.
Apple hardly put a dent in anything exciting with their phones this year.
